Caledoniscincus
Genus of lizards
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Caledoniscincus is a genus of lizards in the family Scincidae (skinks).[1][2][3] The genus is endemic to New Caledonia.[3]
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| Caledoniscincus atropunctatus photo | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Caledoniscincus Sadlier, 1987 |
| Species | |
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14 species (see text) | |
Species
The following 14 species are recognized as being valid:[1]
- Caledoniscincus aquilonius Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999[3] – northern litter skink
- Caledoniscincus atropunctatus (Roux, 1913) – speckled litter skink
- Caledoniscincus auratus Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999[3] – Koumac litter skink
- Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus (Bavay, 1869) – common litter skink
- Caledoniscincus chazeaui Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999[3] – Chazeau's litter skink
- Caledoniscincus constellatus Sadlier, A. Whitaker, Wood & Bauer, 2012[4]
- Caledoniscincus cryptos Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999[3] – cryptic litter skink
- Caledoniscincus festivus (Roux, 1913) – giant litter skink
- Caledoniscincus haplorhinus (Günther, 1872) – Strand litter skink
- Caledoniscincus notialis Sadlier, S.A. Smith, Bauer & Wood, 2013 – southern litter skink
- Caledoniscincus orestes Sadlier, 1987 – Panié litter skink
- Caledoniscincus pelletieri Sadlier, A. Whitaker, Wood & Bauer, 2014 – Pelletier's litter skink
- Caledoniscincus renevieri Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999[3] – Renevier's litter skink
- Caledoniscincus terma Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan, 1999[3] – Mandjélia litter skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Caledoniscincus.